But, it’s that time of the week again – the time where we ask you, the eerily clairvoyant Unreality TV readers – who you think will be eliminated from The X Factor on Sunday night. We’ve seen a reversal in fortunes for some of the contestants in recent weeks – Marcus Collins has gone from being an underdog to being the bookies’ favourite (according to betting expert Olly Murs on Xtra Factor) to win. Janet Devlin and Craig Colton, once considered two of the brightest talents on the show have got stuck in Ballad Land, a place where no song can be faster than 80 beats per minute.

And of course we saw the return to the X Factor stage of Amelia Lily, cruelly cast aside by Kelly Rowland in the first week of live shows, only to grace the stage tonight like a pink-haired, leather-clad saviour. Suddenly we could see a potential popstar emerge from the wreckage of this year’s show.

Anyway, without leading you any more than we’ve already done, we want to know who YOU think will be eliminated on tomorrow night’s show. And of course, we’d love to hear your comments about who’ll be in the bottom two and why.

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Our own chart suggests that Sami Brookes, The Risk or Frankie Cocozza might have outstayed their welcome. Did Frankie’s partyboy video clip turn you off him? Or maybe Tulisa’s rant against Misha Bryan will cost Queen B significant votes?

Now it’s time for you to have your say. We want to know which act you want to send home this week. Who destroyed your all-time favourite rock song and needs to be eliminated as punishment? Who’s been consistently tone deaf and should never have made the live shows?

Don’t forget – Unreality TV readers have been successfully predicting the elimination order in X Factor for years. Just last week, you lot predicted that Nu Vibe would be sent home…and you got it exactly right! Let’s see if we can repeat the trick this week! Cast your vote now!

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An amazing 9,000 of you voted, but Louis only received a paltry 575 votes, which is a pathetic 6% of the vote. But since X Factor only cares about public opinion when there’s a phone vote behind it, Louis will probably return for the 2010 series.

In just the last series, the unpopular judge chose Irish act Jedward despite any obvious talent, gave a two-fingered salute to the studio audience and told a phone in viewer on the Xtra Factor “that’s why I’m a judge on this show and you’re sitting at home watching”. He also snapped a similar comment at presenter Dermot O’Leary during a live show. (Poll results at the end of this post)

Girls on top

Both female judges, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue topped the poll with a combined percentage of 74%. The Girls Aloud singer wins by roughly 400 votes, but actually only overtook Dannii after the show ended.

We believe that despite an early controversy when she ‘outed’ Danyl Johnson, Dannii won the affection of the public by being focussed on judging the contestants based on talent while people felt Louis and Simon were clearly manipulating the public to vote for their own acts. Dannii’s appointment to the judging panel was a controversial topic, and rumours continue to circulate that Simon Cowell is considering sacking her. He might want to rethink that…

Simon’s unexpected low

We felt that Simon’s judging this series was biased and quite poor. That seems to have been reflected by the voters in our poll, who gave him only 20% of the vote. That’s quite a blow, especially since Simon intends taking X Factor across the Atlantic and fronting the show in America.

However, devoid of his usual honest criticism, he failed to give his acts a single negative comment and seemed to be revelling in Jedward’s continued presence on the show, despite publicly complaining about the brothers. A comment from Louis Walsh on Xtra Factor even implied that Simon had been instrumental in shortlisting the Irish duo.

Perhaps that’s a key factor in Simon’s low placement in the poll? Has he overestimated his ability to influence the British public?

Results

Maybe I’m reading too much into these results – tell me in the comments – but the public are seemingly warming to the more nurturing mentors, Cheryl and Dannii. There’s a feeling that neither Simon or Louise were taking the competition seriously this year.

We know that Simon’s position on the show is secure, but what of Louis? He’s been sacked before (briefly replaced by Brian Friedman), but was brought back. Is it time to bring on a more impartial judge with a working eye for talent?

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Seems like Cheryl’s popularity is taking a bash this year, while people have been much kinder to Dannii Minogue. At the same time, Simon’s been harshly criticised for dumping Lucie last week while Louis got a little bit of sympathy for his behaviour during Stephen Gately’s funeral.

So, we thought we’d poll you guys to see which judge you’re loving the most this year. After you’ve made your vote, leave us a comment to tell us which judge you chose and why!

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Anyone who’s into reality TV loves a good public vote, don’t they?

Well, we’ve brought back the Unreality TV poll in the sidebar, so you can have your say! In our first poll, we’re asking what you think is the best reality TV show on telly at the moment – X Factor, I’m A Celebrity, Strictly Come Dancing or new kid on the block, Channel 4′s Unanimous?

You can also vote on this poll right here:

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Well, look to the right of the page – our latest poll is asking you who you think is the best-ever Big Brother housemate. We’ve started you off with a couple of the most prominent housemates, but you can add others if you like.

Happy voting!

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Celebrity Love Island is the least popular reality TV show, with only 8% of the votes. But don’t rule it out completely – it was slated last year, but loads of people ultimately got hooked on it – I know we did! I’m just hoping they’ll keep the babe quota high…well, higher than last year!

Last year’s Big Brother was a bit of a disappointment – at the time I called it a “waiting room for fame”, and I still stand by that! What I want to see this year are less of the self-obsessed assholes
and more interesting human beings. No more dull idiots staring into space and disgusting exhibitionists pulling stunts. Give us interesting characters this year Endemol!

For my money, Celebrity X Factor will be the big show this time around. Cowell, Osbourne and lil’ Louis are an explosive mix. Sure, most of it’s as staged as a wrestling match, but that’s half the fun. Ewwww – mental picture of Louis Walsh diving off the top rope onto Simon Cowell while Sharon Osbourne stands in the wings with her trademark jug of water….

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